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I thought Akira Kurosawa's version of Macbeth (Throne of Blood) was pretty good.

that italian dude's romeo and juliet because 15 year old boobies

I've heard the Merchant of Venice with Al Pacino is good.

>Hamlet
Ethan Hawke version....trollface.jpg

>I've heard the Merchant of Venice with Al Pacino is good.

It's as good as it can be, given how shitty the play is for today's audience.

Branagh's Henry V is also very good.

inb4 Luhrmann's R+J

>>1117914
I have never seen Al Pacino act better than he did in that film.

And how has no one mentioned the Kenneth Branaugh Henry V?

>>1117925
Cause Branaugh is typically regarded as a talentless hack in the film industry

>>1117914
Indeed, that would be quite a troll.

The movie was an abomination.

Emo-Hamlet

>>1117931
I used to loathe Branagh, but I've done a complete reversal of late. I loved his version of Hamlet.

>>1117910

Throne of Blood is excellent.

Also Polanski's Macbeth. I liked the Lurhmann/Dicaprio version of Romeo and Juliet, but haven't seen it in at least 10 years. There was also Julie Taymor's Titus.

>>1117922
>In b4 Luhrmann's R+J
Love it.
Wish for more like it.

>>1117931
Huh. I've never heard that before. Not that, when judging Shakespearean actors, I would ask the film industry. I saw it, and found it fantastic, though I can't say the same for his Hamlet. I loved him in Othello, though I'm not sure I can say the same for Laurence Fishburne.

>>1117951
Fishburne was just boring and didn't emote at all.

Branagh was deliciously evil and he chewed up the scenery in an otherwise unremarkable version; it was well shot though. He made it watchable by himself and it was nice not to see him play the hero for once. He's so good at playing the villain, however he doesn't have the darkness that Micheál MacLiammóir had.

I'm a big fan of Gregory Doran's stuff. His 'Macbeth' was intensely acted although weirdly paced (and not taking proper advantage of its set), but Nerd Hamlet with David Tennant and Patrick Steward was badass.

Julie Taymor's 'Titus' is also well good.

>>1117969

Whoops, left my name in

Guess there's a bit of a conflict of interest there

I cant believe Russel Brand is going to be in the new version of "The Tempest".

Sweet lord.

Richard the Third starring Ian McKellen. Intact Shakespeare's text, but different context (WW2-like). And Ian McKellen making it awesome.

>>1117979
please god tell me you're trolling
or that he is Caliban

>>1117997
Both Ian and Larry Olivier did interesting RIII's, but Ian's was far more "likeable" as a human being, where as I was just cheering Olivier to do something evil again.

bumping for interest

Set during the Balkan wars. Can't wait.

>>1117910

Ran and Throne of Blood are far and away the best film adaptations of their respective plays.

i love disney's rendition of hamlet

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